Definitions For Jouissance
Noun
JOUISSANCE (uncountable) (obsolete) enjoyment, enjoyment, delight, pleasure. In poststructuralism, a transgressive, excessive kind of pleasure linked to the division and splitting of the subject involved.Usage notes
The sexual connotation (i.e. orgasm) is lacking in the English word "enjoyment", and therefore the word is left untranslated in English editions of the works of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.Etymology
From {{etyl, frm, en}} jouissance, from jouir, , to enjoy.Is Jouissance a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
NO
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
24
The word Jouissance is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends